Ding Dong Bell Trivia Quiz

Answer: A bird

Animals: The Bell Miner Bird gets the first part of its name from its bell-like call. The latter part of its name is nothing to do with a shovel and a pick but is an alternative spelling of "myna".

Answer: fipp

Brain Teasers: The code is solved by counting along 4 letters in the alphabet, so a=e, b=f, c=g etc

Answer: Jamie is short for "Jamboree"

Celebrities: Jamie Bell rose to fame playing the title role in the film "Billy Elliot" (2000). Among other parts, he also played Tintin in the 2011 film "The Adventures of Tintin".

Answer: Zingo

Entertainment: Robert Bell, the founder of Bell's Amusement Park, started off in 1948 by building a miniature train which ran round his house in Tulsa. He opened an amusement park on the Fairgrounds in 1951 with Shetland pony rides and a three-car train. The park grew into a successful business, but in 2006 the county did not renew its lease, so unfortunately it had to close.

Answer: In the well

For Children: Fortunately little Tommy Stout pulled her out again!

Answer: Trousers/pants

General Knowledge: Bell-bottoms, also known as flares, are a style of trousers/pants with legs which become very wide at the bottom, hence the lower part of them resembles the shape of a bell. They were extremely popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

Answer: England

Geography: Bell End is a village in the county of Worcestershire, England. Though it is a tiny village, its sign is often photographed, due to the name also having a rude slang meaning.

Answer: Whitechapel Bell Foundry

History: Big Ben, the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London was made at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. So was the Liberty Bell, which is now in Philadelphia.

Answer: Whisky

Hobbies: Bell's is a blended whisky (a mixture of whiskys from different distilleries). It has been produced in Scotland since 1851.

Answer: It sounds familiar

Humanities: The origin of this expression is not clear, it probably comes from the fact that bells are often used as reminders.

Answer: Tinker

Literature: The Bronte sisters adopted these pseudonyms to avoid prejudice against women authors. They consciously chose ambiguously gendered names, which matched their own initials.

Answer: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Movies: This film is hardly what you'd call a "classic", but it does feature Tim Curry as an evil pipe organ, and Angela Lansbury reprises her role as a teapot, so it can't all be bad.

Answer: Mamma Mia

Music: In this song it's a euphemism for finding someone irresistible. Fascinating fact: the ABBA song Mamma Mia went to number 1 in the UK singles chart on 31st Jan 1976, replacing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" - whose lyrics also contain the words "Mamma Mia".

Answer: Telephone

People: Although there have been several challengers for the title of "inventor of the telephone", the aptly named Bell was the one who filed the first US patent for the device in 1876.

Answer: Cloche

Religion: A Ghanta bell is used in Hindu rituals, a Sanctus bell is used in the Roman Catholic mass, and Suzu bells are used in Shinto. Cloche is the French word for bell.

Answer: Salivate when they heard the bell

Sci/Tech: The dogs began to anticipate that the bell meant they would be getting food very soon. This is a phenomenon known as "conditioning".

Answer: Dumbbell

Sports: The dumbbell is a handheld weight used in weight training. The name comes from a piece of apparatus originally used by church bell-ringers to do silent practise. When it was further developed to be used as exercise equipment, the name stuck.

Answer: The telephone in the TARDIS

Television: "The Bells of Saint John" is the title of an episode in Series 7 of Doctor Who. The title refers to the fact that at the start of the episode The Doctor receives a call on the telephone mounted in the door of the TARDIS next to the St John Ambulance badge.

Answer: The currency used in the games

Video Games: The Animal Crossing games are a series of simulation games where the player lives in a village surrounded by anthropomorphic animal characters. Objects can be collected in the game and sold to the owner of the village store, Tom Nook, for Bells, which can then be used to buy various items.

Answer: Big Ben

World: The bell is officially called the "Great Bell", but is commonly known as "Big Ben". The name "Big Ben" is often also erroneously used to refer to the clock tower itself.